Summary Information

In the United States in 2018, there were 67 shootings. These shootings killed a total of 93 people. The most impacted cities were: Pompano Beach (Parkland), Detroit, and Paintsville. In total, 25.69% of people who were shot were killed.

State Information

By looking at each state, there appears to be a correlation between number of attacks and overall fatality rate of attacks. Additionally, Florida appears to be an outlier in the number of shootings, likely because it is the only state which is required to release all police records, indicating missing information from other states. Lastly, there is a correlation between both the number and deadliness of shootings and the latitudinal location of the state, indicating that southern states are more likely to have more and deadlier shootings.

State Fatality Rate Killed Injured Shootings
Florida 0.3150685 23 50 10
Alabama 0.2142857 6 22 6
California 0.0800000 2 23 5
Illinois 0.1176471 2 15 4
Kentucky 0.2187500 7 25 4
Michigan 0.4090909 9 13 4
Louisiana 0.2666667 4 11 3
North Carolina 0.5333333 8 7 3
Pennsylvania 0.6923077 9 4 3
Tennessee 0.3888889 7 11 3
Texas 0.1538462 2 11 3
District of Columbia 0.1250000 1 7 2
Indiana 0.1818182 2 9 2
Missouri 0.2500000 2 6 2
New Jersey 0.0000000 0 9 2
Arkansas 0.2500000 1 3 1
Colorado 0.3333333 2 4 1
Connecticut 0.0000000 0 4 1
Kansas 0.1250000 1 7 1
Mississippi 0.0000000 0 6 1
New York 0.2500000 1 3 1
Ohio 0.1666667 1 5 1
Oklahoma 0.2500000 1 3 1
South Carolina 0.2000000 1 4 1
Utah 0.0000000 0 4 1
Virginia 0.2500000 1 3 1

Specific Incident

In Detroit on February 26, 2018, the deadliest attack of 2018 took place. 5 person(s) were killed while 0 person(s) were injured. This left a fatality rate of 100%. For more information please refer to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shootings_in_the_United_States

Incident Map

Below is a visual representation of the locations of each of the shootings with indications of the severity. These representations clarify the grographical relationship between the shooting locations and their severity. It may answer questions like: Are large shootings typically grouped together? Which states have more shootings than others?

Severity Plot

The main question most people want answered is “How does state policy affect the severity of mass shootings?” Some believe that states where guns are more common will have less severe shootings while others believe the exact opposite. This plot analyzes the variance of the severity of the shootings in each state to clarify if there is a significant effect from state policy on shooting severity (indicated by a unique range in shootings) and what that effect is (indicated by a higher or lower mean).